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THEY CAME UP FOR AIR 

 Lawrenca-RIchland ccunty radio talkart. Girh, left 

 io ri9ht: Mildrad Tadford, Robarta Craws, Mildred 

 Burganer; boys, laff to right: Robert Stiff, Robert 

 Schradar, Webstar Barthelmy, Lee Shaater. 



SCRirr WRITERS IN ACTION 

 Bureau and Henry county young folb overhaul their material, 

 practice reading lines. Sii from this group went on the air. 





THEY HAD NO APPETITE — 

 until after the broadcast. Douglas and Champaign 

 Rural Youth groups at the microphone. 



BEFORE THE "MIKE" AT WJBC 

 Young folb from OeWitt and Piatt counties. 



isted in Macon county as far back as 

 I860. They found one man who had 

 been a menier of the Farmers' Alliance 

 in 1885. He told them that the Alliance 

 failed because it mingled too deeply in 

 politics. The young folks pointed out 

 that the present farm organizations have 

 learned through the mistakes of their 

 predecessors. 



The six young folks from Jackson and 

 Randolph counties who threshed at the 



problem "How does the Illinois property 

 tax affect the future of rural youth.'", 

 brought forth some really dirty linen 

 from the history of Jackson county. It 

 seems that the taxpayers of the county 

 paid for the upkeep of two wells for 25 

 years after the wells had ceased to exist. 

 Those who believe their taxes too 

 high should go to their town meetings 

 and see to it that taxes are kept within 

 reason, the young folks urged. 



Those who went out to discover the 

 facts about the interdepcndency of fann- 

 ing, business and industry found that 

 with increased farm prices, farmers are 

 buying more and so are townspeople. 

 They found too, that much of the busi- 

 ness is now on a cash basis. They re- 

 ported that the "dollar down and a dol- 

 lar when you catch me" attitude has given 

 way to a sounder "cash on the hne ' type 

 of buying. 



NO "MIKE FRIGHT" HERE 

 Montgomery and Christian county young people ready 

 to "go on." Left to right: Bill Ostermeier, Corine Dain, 

 John Chausse, Mary Friiovich, Bernard Maiti, Harold 

 Garwood. 



A HEARTY LAUGH BROKE THE TENSION — 



[ust before the Morgan-Cass forum want into the studio. 

 In the front row, Guy Husted, left, and Bill Coolidge, 

 second from right are the smiling farm advisers. 



